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Download An annual report I look forward to
With permission, I now present what I consider one of the best annual reports (for Interval House, in Canada) by one of North America's finest creative teams, Agents of Good.
Download Equiterre
Equiterre took the risk of publishing its annual report in only one format: electronic, available online and as a PDF. Trouble is, website visitor stats show that almost no one's looking at it. Equiterre is a dedicated, growing force for environmenta
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Download Case for Support: Fresh Start Recovery Centre
Wayne Steer, Director Fund Development, wrote: "We have painstakingly come up with [our] case for support which has many elements of many chefs but I wanted to get your brutal opinion of it." My BRUTAL opinion? It's great. I wish I'd done i
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Download 2012 Flip Book
It can sit on your computer desktop for easy reference. It's a compendium of best practices for your appeals, newsletters, cases, annual reports, as well as your all-important digital realm. And it's free.
Download Child Guidance Center Annual Report
Kathryn Myler, development associate at the Child Guidance Center of Southern CT, wrote: "After studying many of your past critiques, this Annual Report is my first attempt at truly embracing (and trying to harness) the power of donor-centricity
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  Quick tips for improving your donor communications: a handy PDF to have on your computer desktop.
Critiques
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  Nonprofits that can take the heat come into my critical kitchen.
Direct mail "friend-raising"
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  Community foundations seek to acquire qualified prospects for cultivation
Case Statements
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WFRI bequest package
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  Here's the entire package used by the Women's Fund of RI to inform donors about leaving a charitable bequest.
Model donor newsletter
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Campaigning for a Bond
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  In 2006, RI voters approved a $50 million bond to build affordable housing, thanks to a remarkable coalition effort funded by a community foundation, a United Way, and a quasi-state agency. Here are the lessons learned.
NYCT bequest brochure
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  The New York Community Trust launched a new ad campaign to attract charitable bequests. Anyone responding to the ads received this booklet.
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